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Onyxmeth on 08 April 2008
Johann said:
Onyxmeth said:
While the gameplay of Nintendo branded games are mature I have to say there is one avenue that Nintendo needs to improve upon to be seen as a mature gaming machine, and that's the story. Many Nintendo games have empty shells of a story, with the only notable Nintendo developer even trying being Intelligent Systems, and I commend them for it. How much further is Nintendo gaming to be stuck in that 8-bit "story doesn't matter" mentality when we've come to a time where benchmarks of storytelling like Mass Effect and Bioshock are pushing where stories can head to and Nintendo is just now trying out voice acting. That's a 10 year old experiment for most developers that have shown what voices can do to enhance story and here's Nintendo yet again bringing up the rear when they're not the one to innovate. That always seems to be Nintendo's mantra, either first to the table or arriving during dessert with little in between.

I completely disagree. If anything, Nintendo has been putting more dialog in their games since the 8-bit era as a result of influence from other game companies doing so.

I realy hate it when I see any dialog in a Nintendo game. I don't care about the plot, just give me the game already!

Well I'm happy that you spit in the way of progress. It would have been so great for Mass Effect to just forget about the plot and just give us the game already. Same thing with Bioshock. Forget about why you're rummaging around an underwater city, and why these people are so hostile, and why you need to kill little girls accompanied by odd, walking submarine men, let's just shoot stuff.

 



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Onyxmeth on 08 April 2008
MaxwellGT2000 said:
Bah I don't see whats "fun" about pressing the same button combos over and over until whatever you're attacking is dead...
You must be playing God of War on Easy. Try pressing the same buttons on Hard Mode or even better, God Mode and see how far you get button mashing.

 



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Game_boy on 08 April 2008
Onyxmeth said:
Johann said:
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I completely disagree. If anything, Nintendo has been putting more dialog in their games since the 8-bit era as a result of influence from other game companies doing so.

I realy hate it when I see any dialog in a Nintendo game. I don't care about the plot, just give me the game already!

Well I'm happy that you spit in the way of progress. It would have been so great for Mass Effect to just forget about the plot and just give us the game already. Same thing with Bioshock. Forget about why you're rummaging around an underwater city, and why these people are so hostile, and why you need to kill little girls accompanied by odd, walking submarine men, let's just shoot stuff.

 


That is why they make those games for you, and one of the reason why we would not buy Bioshock or Mass Effect. Get your text out of my games, especially Metroid.



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KingHenry on 08 April 2008

Good article, and i would have to agree with most of the people that say Nintendo is viewed as childish from mostly teenagers. Nintendo has a vast library, and what surprises me that most is that nintendo made education fun (brain age games/big brain academy). PS and MS wouldn't even risk to venture there.



MANUELF on 08 April 2008

Yes, Nintendo is the only company that make family games,almost allthe others make blood with guns games.



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MaxwellGT2000 on 08 April 2008
Onyxmeth said:
MaxwellGT2000 said:
Bah I don't see whats "fun" about pressing the same button combos over and over until whatever you're attacking is dead...
You must be playing God of War on Easy. Try pressing the same buttons on Hard Mode or even better, God Mode and see how far you get button mashing.

 


 It's still the same crap you button press roll to dodge, button press, magic, etc it's just so boring... 



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Baddman on 08 April 2008
Onyxmeth said:
While the gameplay of Nintendo branded games are mature I have to say there is one avenue that Nintendo needs to improve upon to be seen as a mature gaming machine, and that's the story. Many Nintendo games have empty shells of a story, with the only notable Nintendo developer even trying being Intelligent Systems, and I commend them for it. How much further is Nintendo gaming to be stuck in that 8-bit "story doesn't matter" mentality when we've come to a time where benchmarks of storytelling like Mass Effect and Bioshock are pushing where stories can head to and Nintendo is just now trying out voice acting. That's a 10 year old experiment for most developers that have shown what voices can do to enhance story and here's Nintendo yet again bringing up the rear when they're not the one to innovate. That always seems to be Nintendo's mantra, either first to the table or arriving during dessert with little in between.

i know its just one but didnt nintendo do voice acting in starfox 64?



Onyxmeth on 08 April 2008
Baddman said:
Onyxmeth said:
While the gameplay of Nintendo branded games are mature I have to say there is one avenue that Nintendo needs to improve upon to be seen as a mature gaming machine, and that's the story. Many Nintendo games have empty shells of a story, with the only notable Nintendo developer even trying being Intelligent Systems, and I commend them for it. How much further is Nintendo gaming to be stuck in that 8-bit "story doesn't matter" mentality when we've come to a time where benchmarks of storytelling like Mass Effect and Bioshock are pushing where stories can head to and Nintendo is just now trying out voice acting. That's a 10 year old experiment for most developers that have shown what voices can do to enhance story and here's Nintendo yet again bringing up the rear when they're not the one to innovate. That always seems to be Nintendo's mantra, either first to the table or arriving during dessert with little in between.

i know its just one but didnt nintendo do voice acting in starfox 64?

Star Fox is the only series they've been consistent in delivering voice acting and it was monumentally helped by it in my mind, minus Slippy of course. It added so much to the on-going battles that scrolling text never would have equaled.

 



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cwbys21 on 08 April 2008


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cwbys21 on 08 April 2008
MaxwellGT2000 said:
Onyxmeth said:
MaxwellGT2000 said:
Bah I don't see whats "fun" about pressing the same button combos over and over until whatever you're attacking is dead...
You must be playing God of War on Easy. Try pressing the same buttons on Hard Mode or even better, God Mode and see how far you get button mashing.

 


It's still the same crap you button press roll to dodge, button press, magic, etc it's just so boring...


 Then I guess you can catagorize Mario as just pressing the jump button over and over and over and over and over again.  I guess that game is just to boring and has flopped for 20 years now.



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